Rock-top restaurant …

Fresh fish served straight to the table – where else could this promise ring truer than at The Rock? Roughly five years ago, Nigel Firmann, the proprietor, wrested from local fishermen a small rock just off- Michanvi Pingwe Beach on Zanzibar and set up a small, exclusive restaurant there. He now serves noon and evening meals consisting of lobster, king prawns and an exquisite “catch of the day” to mostly well-heeled tourists. Boat rides are free.

Getting there from Germany

Take one of multiple weekly -Lufthansa/SWISS flights from Frankfurt (FRA) and Munich (MUC) via Zurich (ZRH) to Dar es Salaam (DAR), then a ferry or a plane.